Between the Bliss and Me

Very believable story of the effect of a parents' schizophrenia on his child. Sydney has been raised by her hard-working single mom, after her father left the family when she was young. She always believed he was an alcoholic and a drug addict. At 18, as she is preparing to leave home for college, she finds out the truth about her Dad: the alcoholism and drug addiction are the results of his unmedicated schizophrenia, and the reason he lives on the street. Since schizophrenia is a hereditary mental illness, this raises alarm bells for Sydney, and explains why her mother wanted her to attend college locally, and live at home.

There is a budding romance with a boy who will be attending Juilliard, and a best friend who is gay. There is a show more secret trip to New York to try and find the father. There is what she learns about her fathers' illness and what she learns about herself. Worth reading. show less

Please see my review on Amzon.com under C. Wong. Thank you.